NAVGTR Video Game Award Winners to be Announced March 24, 2013 in Boston

The National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers (NAVGTR Corp.) http://navgtr.org, a non-profit corporation devoted to promoting and recognizing developments and achievements of the interactive entertainment industry, announced today the 12th Annual 2012 NAVGTR Award nominations for the year’s best work in video games. Each year since 2001, a panel of over 600 trade voters choose the best and brightest in over 50 categories, recognizing interactive entertainment industry achievements in the fields of art, technology, and production, for the most comprehensive gaming awards program in the industry. For a complete list of categories and nominees, see http://navgtr.org/nominees.

2012 NAVGTR Award winners will be announced on March 24, 2013, after the PAX East gaming show in Boston. The awards feature 53 categories, including “Game of the Year,” “Innovation in Game Technology,” “Animation,” “Art Direction,” “Direction in a Game Cinema,” “Control Precision,” “Game Design,” “Graphics, Technical,” “Dramatic Score,” “Use of Sound,” “Writing in a Drama,” and more. This year, a panel of 918 video game trade voters determined the nominees through a ranking system. Heading the nomination totals are games Far Cry 3, Max Payne 3, and Mass Effect 3. Assassin’s Creed III, The Walking Dead, and Journey round out the top contenders. Nominees were also chosen for “Innovation in Game Technology” and include Gaikai, Gameglobe, Google Native Client NaCl, Sphero, and Symphony.

In addition, Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky will receive honorary awards for their gaming industry documentary film, “Indie Game: The Movie,” which chronicles the trials and tribulations and long gestation period of current and previous NAVGTR award nominees Fez (the puzzle/platform game) and Super Meat Boy (the jumping meat cube game).